Dr. Hooman Azmi-Ghadimi, MD

Dr. Azmi-Ghadimi practices at Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, New Jersey, part of Hackensack Meridian Health.

Dr. Azmi-Ghadimi's NPI, 1245389931, was assigned on January 10, 2007. Dr. Azmi-Ghadimi graduated from New York Medical College in 1999. Dr. Azmi-Ghadimi's New Jersey license number on file is MA074054.

Dr. Azmi-Ghadimi's primary practice is Hackensack University Medical Center, at 30 Prospect Ave, Hackensack, NJ 07601 in Bergen County. The practice phone is (551) 996-2000.

Dr. Azmi-Ghadimi's primary practice is Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, New Jersey, part of Hackensack Meridian Health. Dr. Azmi-Ghadimi is also affiliated with Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation - West Orange. The medical group on file is New Jersey Brain and Spine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Azmi-Ghadimi to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Azmi-Ghadimi practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurological surgery is Dr. Azmi-Ghadimi's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Azmi-Ghadimi is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Azmi-Ghadimi's licenses on file in 2 states: New Jersey and Ohio.

Dmand AI lists back and neck pain treatment without fusion, craniotomy, lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, neck pain and spine problems, spinal fusion and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Azmi-Ghadimi treats.

CMS data shows 544 Medicare services from Dr. Azmi-Ghadimi across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 306 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $91,802 for them.

CMS counts 306 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Azmi-Ghadimi in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 140 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.49, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Azmi-Ghadimi's median patient age at 69, with 39% women.

In 2024, Dr. Azmi-Ghadimi wrote 618 Medicare Part D claims for 213 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 513 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $9,123 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 523 claims across 12 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Azmi-Ghadimi for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Azmi-Ghadimi accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 11 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Azmi-Ghadimi, more than 27% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Azmi-Ghadimi. The most frequent topics are Neurosurgical Procedures. Dr. Azmi-Ghadimi has published most often in J Healthc Risk Manag. Dr. Azmi-Ghadimi's most frequent co-authors are Jeffrey Farkas, MD, Paul S. Larson, MD and Sudhakar Vadivelu, DO.

Dmand AI links Dr. Azmi-Ghadimi to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Parkinson Disease and Parkinsonian Disorders.

CMS Open Payments shows 107 general payments to Dr. Azmi-Ghadimi from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 50% of the total. Medtronic USA, Inc. paid the most, $15,024.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Azmi-Ghadimi, most recently Top Doctors in 2022.

Dr. Azmi-Ghadimi graduated from New York Medical College in 1999.

Dr. Azmi-Ghadimi is in network with 6 carriers, including Aetna, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.